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Need Help with looping device....

Hello!
I was on the HKTW build as of yesterday. I have Tenfar's recovery and CWM installed too.
I attempted to install Kennith Penn's Alien Rom V2 and it seems like its flashing no problem... However, I get stuck in a boot loop.
I tried restoring to a previous back up , and that loops now too
So, I attempted to flash 2.3.4 Fruit cakes ( http://www.multiupload.com/U1EOJVAKPO ) and it seems that it is flashing it properly, because I got back my stock "AT&T" boot logo (from the factory) but, that goes into a boot loop too...
Can anyone please help point me in the correct direction of getting my device to boot the rom/ image properly? Is there a setting I need to ensure is checked on CWM (like mounts or something?) ... at this point, I cant even boot into Tenfars recovery... just CWM...
This sucks!
Thanks in advance for any help!!!

ssmr2t said:
Hello!
I was on the HKTW build as of yesterday. I have Tenfar's recovery and CWM installed too.
I attempted to install Kennith Penn's Alien Rom V2 and it seems like its flashing no problem... However, I get stuck in a boot loop.
I tried restoring to a previous back up , and that loops now too
So, I attempted to flash 2.3.4 Fruit cakes ( http://www.multiupload.com/U1EOJVAKPO ) and it seems that it is flashing it properly, because I got back my stock "AT&T" boot logo (from the factory) but, that goes into a boot loop too...
Can anyone please help point me in the correct direction of getting my device to boot the rom/ image properly? Is there a setting I need to ensure is checked on CWM (like mounts or something?) ... at this point, I cant even boot into Tenfars recovery... just CWM...
This sucks!
Thanks in advance for any help!!!
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Bootloops in 99.9% cases means that you need to wipe.
1. Go back into CWM, wipe data / factory reset, wipe cache, go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache.
2. Flash the desired rom.
3. Go into CWM again and do all the wipes again.
And you should boot no probs.
p.s. these 3 steps should your blue print to installing any rom btw. even you want to backup apps - use TB.

thank you for your help....ive actually dome all of that and still no go

ssmr2t said:
thank you for your help....ive actually dome all of that and still no go
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Have you tried wiping via fastboot?
moto-fastboot -w
p.s. do you have the latest CWM recovery? there can be problems if you arent using the latest one.

xploited said:
Have you tried wiping via fastboot?
moto-fastboot -w
p.s. do you have the latest CWM recovery? there can be problems if you arent using the latest one.
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+1. i was having the same problem not too long ago and that fixed my problem.

[Q] Rooting Nexus 10 gone wrong. So I need to reflash stock recovery?

This isn't my first android root but I'm stuck. I followed the video for rooting my Nexus 10. Got stuck in a boot loop but was able to flash cwm but still in boot loop. I tried doing the factory reset and now cwm is gone too and still stuck in boot loop. Do I need to reflash the stock recovery and if so where do I find that to download?

flash tbe cwm recovery again via fastboot, transfer your custom rom of choice from your desktop to your device, wipe data (factory reset), then flash that rom via cwm. btw, this is a galaxy nexus forums
Daethian said:
This isn't my first android root but I'm stuck. I followed the video for rooting my Nexus 10. Got stuck in a boot loop but was able to flash cwm but still in boot loop. I tried doing the factory reset and now cwm is gone too and still stuck in boot loop. Do I need to reflash the stock recovery and if so where do I find that to download?
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simms22 said:
flash tbe cwm recovery again via fastboot, transfer your custom rom of choice from your desktop to your device, wipe data (factory reset), then flash that rom via cwm. btw, this is a galaxy nexus forums
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Sorry! So I did try that but still get the android guy with the red ! when I try to go into recovery.

Daethian said:
Sorry! So I did try that but still get the android guy with the red ! when I try to go into recovery.
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and the recovery flashed fine? did you "fastboot devices" to make sure fastboot can see your device? sometimes these recoveries need to ne flashed a few times before they take. try flashing it two or three times in a rom. did you try twrp recovery? you might like that recovery better.

op, rename/delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p and reflash your custom recovery;
RANT: GOD DAMN IT, WHERE'S MY NEXUS 10!!!??? BEEN WAITING FOR 2 GODAMN MONTHS! - Sorry, it's just that I've been going through some **** to get my hands on one - AND THERE'S PEOPLE WHO'S GOT 2!!!

FOLLOWUP:
I ran MSkip toolkit and it repaired everything. I got a failed on renaming my recovery images so my stock recovery images are just gone I guess? Anyway I'm good. Rooted and repaired thanks to Skips toolkit.
Thanks for all the help!
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It appears to be flashing fine and yes it sees my device. I tried multiple reflashing this am and still no joy.
I reposted in the right place and got some help but not done yet. I think mod might delete this thread since I have the other one going.
simms22 said:
and the recovery flashed fine? did you "fastboot devices" to make sure fastboot can see your device? sometimes these recoveries need to ne flashed a few times before they take. try flashing it two or three times in a rom. did you try twrp recovery? you might like that recovery better.
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4.4 OTA update. Stuck at splash screen

Ok do I did search first but can't find anyone with the same problem.
Started with stock 4.3 rooted, unlocked,TWRP.
Got the update notification, told it to update. It auto rebooted to TWRP and applied the update with no error. When it was done (assuming it was done progress bar finished) it went to the main TWRP menu. I told it to reboot and it just sits at the new 4.3 splash screen animation. I assumed it may take a bit so I let it sit for about 20min with no change. Rebooted it a couple times, also tried applying the update again via twrp (errors out as i woukd expect). Wiped dalvik and cache. Didn't do a factory wipe because I'd like to avoid that but still no change.
Any suggestions? Should I manually load the full 4.4 package via TWRP?
Thanks!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app

Same exact setup... Say exact issue... Oh and before rebooting I wiped Dalvik and Cache as "Sandard Operating Proceedure" ... I'm going to just do a clean flash at this point....
Tracy

Hi
I have the same problem. had a rooted 4.3, and after the update the screens remains on the splash thing. restarted a couple of times, did wipe data, factory reset, and it still remains stuck at the boot. What should i do. pls help

step944 said:
I have the same problem. had a rooted 4.3, and after the update the screens remains on the splash thing. restarted a couple of times, did wipe data, factory reset, and it still remains stuck at the boot. What should i do. pls help
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Prior to the installation of the OTA it is safer to re-install stock recovery. Root is lost but re-installing a custom recovery and SuperSu bring back root.

gunner1937 said:
Prior to the installation of the OTA it is safer to re-install stock recovery. Root is lost but re-installing a custom recovery and SuperSu bring back root.
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How can i install stock recovery?

You *could* unzip the factory image and then fastboot the recovery.img file. A lot easier is to download the wugfresh nexus root toolkit and use that:
http://www.wugfresh.com/

ty, but do u think it works, because i cant open my nexus 10 memory from the pc, since it is stuck at start up

Wug's toolkit has an option to restore to stock from a bricked system. All you need to be able to do is to get to the bootloader (press the power button while holding down both volume buttons -- you should get a dead android with a red triangle on chest).

[HELP]My nexus 4 can not boot even after flash stock image correctly several times!

Hello everyone, I thought I've got a big problem here...
My nexus 4 originally crashed and stuck into a boot loop several days ago, and I flashed stock factory image(4.4.2), then it works again. After that, I imported my backup files into internal storage and using titanium backup restored my apps and data, unfortunately, crashed and boot loop again...So I flashed stock factory image again to find out what reason of this. After several restore from stock factory image, I found that my sms message and many mp3 files could lead to crash, after flash factory image, works fine, use it, reboot it ,fine, but after copy many mp3 files and restore my sms backup(about 2,000+ messages), reboot, stuck into boot loop... Now I try to flash stock image again, however, with no luck to boot my phone...
During my privious several times of flash stock image, it's always hard to boot the machine normally at the first time, I always try to wipe cache, factory reset in recovery even several times to manage to boot the machine normally.
This time when I flash stock image again, I just can't boot my nexus 4 anymore, even wipe cache, factory reset from recovery, whatever other tries...:crying:
Now I even tried several ways to flash stock image(4.4.2, which I used to managed boot up before):
1 Using the newest Nexus Root Toolkit: Boot into bootloader mode and click "Flash Stock+Unroot(soft bricked/boot loop)", everything says OK, however, it just can't boot and stuck in Google logo screen, even after I waited for 2 hours...
2 Using the flash-all.bat: Extract the .tgz image file into a folder which contains adb.exe and fastboot.exe, then execute flash-all.bat, everything reports OK, but just can't boot up, still stuck on Google screen.
3 Manually flash: Extract the .tgz and the .zip, put all files(including boot.zip, system.zip, recovery.zip etc) in one folder, flash bootloader and radio first, then "fastboot flash [partition] *.img", and everything says OK, just can't boot up and stuck on Google screen.
4 Manually flash using 3rd party recovery: Have tried to flash newest CWRP recovery and CMOD recovery separately first, then do manually flash as above.
I even do:
fastboot oem lock
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot erase system(or fastboot format system)
fastboot erase userdata(or fastboot format userdata)
fastboot erase boot
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot erase cache(or fastboot format cache)
these commands before I try to do the four ways to restore factory image above, but nothing changed.
Now stuck on Google screen, what ever I wipe cache/factory reset how many times, it's just stucked... I even doubt if my flash memory was broken???
PELEASE HELP!

diligentpig said:
Hello everyone, I thought I've got a big problem here...
My nexus 4 originally crashed and stuck into a boot loop several days ago, and I flashed stock factory image(4.4.2), then it works again. After
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PELEASE HELP!
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Flash CWM, wipe the partitions there (But not /boot or /persist, those will hardbrick if you reboot after wiping although I don't think it will let you wipe them), flash the latest radio (.98), and then flash a 4.4 ROM.
If that doesn't work, wait for more responses from others, then try this as a last resort. I suggest that you wait a few days, this can be dangerous
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-unbrick-n4-t2347060
Follow carefully, and read multiple times before starting. Take it slow and don't panic if the process doesn't go as expected at 85% (Mine wouldn't reboot on its own for some reason, it kept erroring but it was fine and worked itself out)
It should put the phone on a complete clean slate for flashing

Thanks for your reply
lopezk38 said:
Flash CWM, wipe the partitions there (But not /boot or /persist, those will hardbrick if you reboot after wiping although I don't think it will let you wipe them), flash the latest radio (.98), and then flash a 4.4 ROM.
If that doesn't work, wait for more responses from others, then try this as a last resort. I suggest that you wait a few days, this can be dangerous
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-unbrick-n4-t2347060
Follow carefully, and read multiple times before starting. Take it slow and don't panic if the process doesn't go as expected at 85% (Mine wouldn't reboot on its own for some reason, it kept erroring but it was fine and worked itself out)
It should put the phone on a complete clean slate for flashing
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Hi lopezk38,
Thanks for your reply! And I do as your instruction:flash newest CWM recovery, then factory rest, wipe cache, and under mouts menu format system/cache/data and firmware(but error), then flash a latest CyanogenMod image for nexus 4, with no luck, everything remains the same
However, I saw the link you provided to unbrick nexus 4, I'll read it carefully several times. At the same time, I'll wait for any other kind help that anyone can provide. If finally there is no other way to repair it, I'll go through with your link.
Thanks again for the tip!

diligentpig said:
Hi lopezk38,
Thanks for your reply! And I do as your instruction:flash newest CWM recovery, then factory rest, wipe cache, and under mouts menu format system/cache/data and firmware(but error), then flash a latest CyanogenMod image for nexus 4, with no luck, everything remains the same
However, I saw the link you provided to unbrick nexus 4, I'll read it carefully several times. At the same time, I'll wait for any other kind help that anyone can provide. If finally there is no other way to repair it, I'll go through with your link.
Thanks again for the tip!
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Yeah /firmware was another that won't wipe, I just forgot to mention it. Best of luck

It sounds like you have faulty nand block (s). Before no critical parts of the firmware got written to it, so it developed problems when you wrote data to it. Looks like this time you didn't get so lucky, or more failed. If it's under warranty I would RMA it; if it's not, I'm honestly not sure what your best option is. Maybe get one that has broken screen etc, then do a logic board transplant. Good luck.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

lopezk38 said:
Yeah /firmware was another that won't wipe, I just forgot to mention it. Best of luck
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I'm going to do the work in the thread you provided now...and will tell you what I've got finally.

consolation said:
It sounds like you have faulty nand block (s). Before no critical parts of the firmware got written to it, so it developed problems when you wrote data to it. Looks like this time you didn't get so lucky, or more failed. If it's under warranty I would RMA it; if it's not, I'm honestly not sure what your best option is. Maybe get one that has broken screen etc, then do a logic board transplant. Good luck.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for your reply. Nexus 4 was not intend to sell to my country, so...Wish me luck

lopezk38 said:
Flash CWM, wipe the partitions there (But not /boot or /persist, those will hardbrick if you reboot after wiping although I don't think it will let you wipe them), flash the latest radio (.98), and then flash a 4.4 ROM.
If that doesn't work, wait for more responses from others, then try this as a last resort. I suggest that you wait a few days, this can be dangerous
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-unbrick-n4-t2347060
Follow carefully, and read multiple times before starting. Take it slow and don't panic if the process doesn't go as expected at 85% (Mine wouldn't reboot on its own for some reason, it kept erroring but it was fine and worked itself out)
It should put the phone on a complete clean slate for flashing
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diligentpig said:
Hi lopezk38,
Thanks for your reply! And I do as your instruction:flash newest CWM recovery, then factory rest, wipe cache, and under mouts menu format system/cache/data and firmware(but error), then flash a latest CyanogenMod image for nexus 4, with no luck, everything remains the same
However, I saw the link you provided to unbrick nexus 4, I'll read it carefully several times. At the same time, I'll wait for any other kind help that anyone can provide. If finally there is no other way to repair it, I'll go through with your link.
Thanks again for the tip!
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Hi, I've carefully read the link several times, and finally go through with it without any problems, and I could flash 4.2.2 stock images and do the 8gb to 16gb part to restore my phone to 16gb storage...However I found that I only can flash 4.2.2 image to make the phone boot up normally, with 4.3 or 4.4.2 image, it fails at boot up. Most important and sad part is, when the phone complete initial setup and install some software, it crash and can not boot again:crying: I've given several tries but the same result.
Finally, I made decision to sold it to buyer who needs only a good glass screen for replacement purpose... Farewell, my nexus4...

Nexus 6p bootloop (NOT same as Infamous BLOD)

Hi! Guys I have a problem, which doesn't resemble the BLOD, so here is what has happened. I was running stock android June build on 6p, rooted. And my phone started random reboots. I thought it could be fixed with either stock or custom rom. So I decided to flash AOSPA. I went into twrp but could not flash it, phone rebooted each time. I tried stock images via flash all command as well as manual. No rom worked although I could flash kernel etc. I used The Flash's custom twrp and fixed data and was able to flash rom easily, but it bootlooped on google logo, and rebooted. Now I can flash roms etc but it bootloops. Although Tesla rom did go into bootanimation before bootlooping.
So what can I do? Is it software related? What do you guys say!
PS. I did look into other threads, nothing was similar, although I did try a few mentioned fixes.

osamaasif786 said:
So what can I do? Is it software related? What do you guys say!
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Use fastboot to FORMAT system, userdata and cache. Note any errors during the FORMAT process.... and then try flashing a full image from Google using flash-all.bat

v12xke said:
Use fastboot to FORMAT system, userdata and cache. Note any errors during the FORMAT process.... and then try flashing a full image from Google using flash-all.bat
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It gives no error and did try the flash-all.bat method no luck.

osamaasif786 said:
It gives no error and did try the flash-all.bat method no luck.
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I'd say you were squarely in a small group of people who are able to access and fully use Recovery but still boot loop after formatting and installing a clean image. If you've already tried a factory reset from the stock recovery I think you are done. Hardware issue. Replacing the motherboard is a fix, but not economically viable.

I had the same issue formatting data and cache to Ext4 and flashing modified stock ROM fixed. It would boot to Google logo freeze reboot and sometimes get to boot animation freeze and reboot.

Exodusche said:
I had the same issue formatting data and cache to Ext4 and flashing modified stock ROM fixed. It would boot to Google logo freeze reboot and sometimes get to boot animation freeze and reboot.
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Which modified one, can you share the link?

osamaasif786 said:
Which modified one, can you share the link?
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Cortex ROM it's flashable stock firmware with extras . Though my symptoms where the same I hope I'm not giving you false hope. Worth a shot though.

The only was I recover my phone without replacing is using https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/boot-images-bootloop-t3633723 < method from here... but the phone is lag af as it is only running 1 core on stock july build. Good luck for that.

I have the same issue going on. i was trying to flash magisx and suddenly it is stuck in bootloop. i tried flashing stock images and everything. i can access twrp and flash eveything and they are getting flashed fine but still it is stuck on the bootloop.

TheTickReborn said:
I have the same issue going on. i was trying to flash magisx and suddenly it is stuck in bootloop. i tried flashing stock images and everything. i can access twrp and flash eveything and they are getting flashed fine but still it is stuck on the bootloop.
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So have you used fastboot to FORMAT system, userdata and cache? Did each format command complete with no errors?